{{tnr}}'''John Klenke''' is a [[Republican]] member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]], representing District 88 since 2011.

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{{tnr}}'''John Klenke''' is a [[Republican]] member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]], representing [[Wisconsin State Assembly District 88|District 88]]. He was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

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Klenke is a retired executive of Schneider National trucking. He holds a BA in accounting and finance from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and an MS in taxation from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. <ref>[http://www.klenkefor88.com/about Klenke's campaign website - About]</ref>

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On February 17, 2014, Klenke announced that he would not run for re-election in the [[Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014|2014 Wisconsin State Assembly election]].<ref>[http://host.madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/state-rep-john-klenke-declares-he-will-not-seek-re/article_91035a00-9843-11e3-a6e9-001a4bcf887a.html ''The Daily Cardinal,'' "State Rep. John Klenke declares he will not seek re-election for Assembly," February 17, 2014]</ref>

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==Biography==

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Klenke holds a B.A. in accounting and finance from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and an M.S. in taxation from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Klenke is a retired executive of Schneider National trucking.<ref>[http://legis.wisconsin.gov/pages/leg-info-bio.aspx?h=A&d=88 ''Wisconsin State Legislature,'' "John Klenke - Biography," accessed February 18, 2014]</ref>

Klenke won re-election in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012|Wisconsin State Assembly]] [[Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012#District 88|District 88]]. Klenke ran unopposed in the [[Republican]] primary on August 14 and defeated [[Ward Bacon]] (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/page/candidates_on_ballot_08_14_12_partisan_primary_pdf_18477.PDF ''Wisconsin Government Accountability Board'', "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2012 Partisan Primary 8/14/2012," retrieved June 12, 2012]</ref>

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Klenke won re-election in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012|Wisconsin State Assembly]] [[Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012#District 88|District 88]]. Klenke ran unopposed in the [[Republican]] primary on August 14 and defeated [[Ward Bacon]] (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/page/candidates_on_ballot_08_14_12_partisan_primary_pdf_18477.PDF ''Wisconsin Government Accountability Board'', "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2012 Partisan Primary 8/14/2012," accessed June 12, 2012]</ref>

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Klenke defeated Democratic incumbent [[James Soletski]] in the November 2 general election. Klenke was unopposed in the primary election. <ref>[http://gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/result/primary_percentage_results_78075.pdf Official GAB primary results]</ref>

In Wisconsin, there is a $500 campaign contribution limit for donations to partisan [[Wisconsin State Assembly|Assembly]] candidates.<ref>[http://gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/page/campaign_contribution_limits_partisan_state_pdf_13605.pdf ''Wisconsin Government Accountability Board'' "Contribution Limits"]</ref>

In 2010, when Klenke first won election to the State Assembly, he collected $114,878 in donations.<ref>[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=131707 ''Follow the Money.org'', John Klenke candidate summary, Retrieved June 22, 2011]</ref>

Biography

Klenke holds a B.A. in accounting and finance from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and an M.S. in taxation from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Klenke is a retired executive of Schneider National trucking.[2]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Klenke served on the following committees:

2010

Klenke defeated Democratic incumbent James Soletski in the November 2 general election. Klenke was unopposed in the primary election.[5]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 88 General Election (2010)

Candidates

Votes

John Klenke (R)

8,224

James Soletski (D)

7,957

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 88 Republican Primary (2010)

Candidates

Votes

Percent

John Klenke (R)

3,320

99.51%

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Klenke is available dating back to 2010. Based on available campaign finance records, Klenke raised a total of $180,140 during that time period. This information was last updated on June 7, 2013.[6]